Alex Buscemi
Living in an apartment has its ups and downs, but some renters have faced situations that are straight out of a nightmare.
This gallery brings together wild apartment horror stories, from terrible landlords to entitled neighbors and more unsettling experiences.
These tales aren’t just about minor inconveniences—they’re about the bizarre and maddening moments tenants dread most.
Dive in, but be prepared for some serious renter-related shivers.
1. Cigarette Butts From Upstairs Neighbor On My Patio
2. Is This Note Ok To Leave For My Neighbors?
3. Here’s A Good One… Last Month My Lovely Downstairs Neighbor Taped This To My Door
4. Not My Neighbor But Love This
5. Neighbors Letting Homeless Man Sleep In Front Of My Door
6. Ex Kicked A Hole Through My Door And I Was Quoted $675
7. My Upstairs Neighbor Dropped Something Super Heavy And These Popped Up Through My Entire Ceiling
8. Landlord Is Charging Me $8000 To Replace Floors
9. First Ever Note… Is It Bad?
10. Upstairs Neighbors Pouring Water All Over Balcony
11. Drunk Neighbor Just Drove Through Our Bedroom And Condemned Our Apartment. Landlord Won’t Answer Our Or The Police’s Calls And Now I Have Nowhere To Live
12. Show Me You’re A Renter In One Pic
13. Well This Is Embarrassing
14. My Neighbor Returned A Stolen Package 1 Year Later
15. Do You Think I Can Ask For Reimbursement On This?
16. Only Fire Extinguisher In The Hallway Did Not Pass Inspection 3 Months Ago Md, USA
17. My Ceiling Fan Fell On Me While I Was Sleeping
18. Is This An Acceptable Note To Leave My Neighbor That’s Smoking In A Smoke Free Building?
19. What Is This Growing In My Linen Closet??
20. I Come Out This Am With My Dog And See The Cleaning Lady At My Complex Spraying Down The Mailboxes With A Hose On Full Blast
21. Someone Left Butter (??) On My Door
22. New Apartment Building Drama
23. What Is It?
24. Neighbor Threw All This Trash Out Her Window And Keeps Throwing More. Today’s Friday, And Management Won’t Be Available Until Monday
25. The Building Next To Mine Got New Outdoor Lights… This Is Now My Bedroom At 2am
26. The Building Next To Mine Got New Outdoor Lights… This Is Now My Bedroom At 2am
27. Woke Up To A Lovely Note On My Car This Morning— I’m Parked In My Assigned (Paid For) Parking Spot
28. Woke Up To A Lovely Note On My Car This Morning— I’m Parked In My Assigned (Paid For) Parking Spot
29. Note To Upstairs Neighbors With Kids
30. My Entire Ceiling Collapsed Last Night
31. The Dumpsters Behind My Apartment Building Have Not Been Emptied In 3.5 Weeks
32. Downstairs Neighbor Came To My Door At Midnight After Throwing Rocks At My Window And Calling Me A C***
33. AI
34. The Main Door To My Building Doesn’t Lock And The Main Door To My Apt Is Hollow With Just A Lock Knob… I Feel Like This Isn’t Right I’m In Nh. First Apt. Please Give Me Insight On A Girl Living Alone
35. Woman In My Building Has Police Called On Her Routinely For Abuse Of Her Children, One Disabled. She Left This In Public Space
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